Summary: As the alien Xenovirus reaches Britain, Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, now gifted with extraordinary longevity, joins with Alan Turing to set up a special organization, the Order of the Silver Helix, to outmaneuver the terrifying mutations of the virus in Britain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KNASummary: "An alien virus ravages the world, its results as random as a hand of cards. Those infected either draw the black queen and die, draw and ace and receive superpowers, or draw the joker and are bizarrely mutated. Nevertheless, human nature reigns supreme. And one fo the most enduring human drives is the search for love. Aces and jokers alike both want to find it, or have lost it...or perhaps...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WILSummary: In George R. R. Martin's latest Wild Cards adventure, a gang of criminals are scattered across time and threaten the stability of the world. Perfect for current fans and new readers alike, Low Chicago is an all-new time travel adventure that leads to the criminal underworld of 1920s Chicago, featuring a fresh cast of characters from the Wild Cards universe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LOWSummary: In the African savannah, a group of animals waiting for the annual flood they rely on for food and water discover the humans who have been destroying their habitats have built a dam for a leisure resort. The animals endeavor to save the delta and send a message to the humans not to interfere with nature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: distributed by ARC Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVDKloss, Robert
Summary: Manifest Destiny drives American expansion westward, building an early 19th-century society with genocidal brutality. This is the context that framesThe Revelator's protagonist: a young orphan named Joseph. Reared on nights spent carousing with drunks and con men, the young protagonist dreams of something more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Unnamed Press 2015